Facts About Deaf Georgia

Founder of Girl Scouts
Juliette Gordan Law was born in Savannah, GA

Dr. Pamela A. Jackson

First Black Deaf female Dentist
Born in Atlanta, GA

Monroe Ingram

Born in GA, first Black Deaf teacher at GSD, semi-pro baseball

Amy Cohen Efron

Renowned Deaf Artactivist & Community Activist

Matt Maxey

Deafinitely Dope rapper

Beautiful the Artist, Performer

David Cowan, DI to Governor, Performer

DeMarco Pittman, Personal Fitness Trainer,

DeMarco Pitt

first Deaf to be Mr. Georgia State University King

Katy Acosta, Baker Entrepreneur

Katy Acosta

Virgilio Modica, General Contractor and Handyman

Daniel Durant

Daniel Durant, actor, CODA,
resident of Duluth, GA

Sign1News

DeAnna Swope, GAD’s first Black president,
host of a national podcast, Domestic Violence activist

Otis Jones, from Georgia, TikTok content creator with over 625.5K followers

Glennis Matthews,
former long-time resident of Atlanta, first Black Deaf Female superintendent of a Deaf School

Glennis Matthews

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Brian Leffler

Stephanie Xiong

Luke Bundrum

Martha Anger